Lulu,_Missouri

Lulu, Missouri

Lulu, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri

Lulu (also called Lula) is a populated place in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the Mark Twain National Forest boundary along county road 160-129 approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and five miles east of Alton.[2][3]

History

A post office called Lula was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1915.[4] The community was named after Lula Stairs, the wife of a local judge.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lulu, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Many Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. [3]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°41′19″N 91°18′18″W


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